Author:
Minami Haruka,Fukatani Takafumi,Nakagawa Masahiro,Seki Takeshi,Shimizu Shimpei,Kobayashi Takayuki,Kazama Takushi,Enbutsu Koji,Umeki Takeshi,Hayashi Rie,Kuwahara Takeshi
Abstract
A band-switchable multi-band optical cross-connect can contribute flexible operation of future multi-band networks. We review an experimental demonstration for cascadability of PPLN-based inter-band wavelength converters with a view to incorporating them into the optical cross-connect.